Produced by Al Haines

JESS OF THE REBEL TRAIL

BY

H. A. CODY

AUTHOR OF "THE FRONTIERSMAN," "THE LONG PATROL," "THE CHIEF OF THERANGES," "THE FOURTH WATCH," "GLEN OF THE HIGH NORTH," ETC.

McCLELLAND AND STEWART

PUBLISHERS : : TORONTO

1921,

BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To

MY UNCLE AND NAMESAKE

HIRAM CODY

Long Since Passed Within the Vail

This Book is Dedicated

In Grateful and Loving Remembrance

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I THE HOLD-UP II REBELLION III THE "EB AN' FLO" IV UNDER COVER V CAPTAIN SAMUEL GOES SHOPPING VI EBEN MAKES A DISCOVERY VII GIVING MARTHA THE GO-BY VIII WHAT THE COW DID IX MARTHA TAKES A HAND X UNWELCOME VISITORS XI IN PERIL OF DEATH XII CORNERED XIII A TRICKY PASSENGER XIV ANOTHER VICTIM XV TWO WOMEN'S TROUBLES XVI MORE THAN A DREAM XVII CAPTAIN SAM'L GOES HOME XVIII HARD LUCK XIX THE CAPTAIN GIVES ADVICE XX MRS. GRIMSBY'S MISSION XXI EBEN COMES ASHORE XXII ON THE REBEL TRAIL XXIII STRAIGHT TALK XXIV EBEN ATTENDS TO GRIMSBY XXV THE FOREST FIRE XXVI IN THE RING OF DEATH XXVII IN THE NICK OF TIME XXVIII IN URGENT NEED XXIX CONFESSION XXX JOY AT EVENTIDE

  "I have no other but a woman's reason;
  I think him so, because I think him so."

SHAKESPEARE

"When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect."

THOMAS PAINE

"Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weakness."

MADAME DU DEFFAND

JESS OF THE REBEL TRAIL

CHAPTER I

THE HOLD-UP

The glowing coals in the spacious grate seemed to fascinate the womanas she sat huddled in a big luxurious chair. The book she had beenreading was lying open and unheeded on her lap. Her surroundings wereby no means in keeping with her dejected manner. The room was cosy andlavishly furnished, while the shaded electric reading-lamp cast itsgentle radiance upon the woman's white hair and soft evening-gown. Itwas a rough night, and the wind howling outside beat furiously againstthe closely-blinded windows.

It was a night such as this, nearly twenty years before, of which thewoman was thinking. She was once again in a room in a privatehospital, lying weak and helpless from the ordeal through which she hadpassed. It all came back to her now with a stinging intensity, causingher white hands to clench hard, and her eyes to widen with a namelessfear.

A maid entered and announced a visitor.

"I can't see anyone to-night," the woman before the fire declared,without even turning her head.

"But——" the maid began.

"That is all, Maggie. You need

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